shave
shave - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/'ʃeɪv/
AmE
/'ʃeɪv/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

shave off
shave off - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɑ:f/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

 
cremate - zpopelnit, spálit, pohřbít žehem
BrE
/krə'meɪt/
AmE
/krə'meɪt/

verb - to burn the body of a dead person until only ashes remain

serendipity
serendipity - štěstí, náhoda, šťastná náhoda, nečekané štěstí
BrE
/ˌserən'dɪpɪti/
AmE
/ˌserən'dɪpɪt̬i/

noun, formal - the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

 
party - strana (smluvní)
BrE
/'pɑ:ti/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt̬i/

noun - one of the people or groups of people that sign a contract

 
search me - nemám tušení, vůbec netuším, nemám páru, nemám potuchy
BrE
/ˌsɜ:tʃ'mi:/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rtʃ'mi:/

phrase, informal - a phrase that we say when we don't have the slightest idea

 
that - co, kdo, který, jak, proč, kdy (v 'cleft' souvětích)
BrE
/'ðæt/
AmE
/'ðæt/

particle - a pronoun or conjunction introducing the second part of a cleft sentence

 
highlights - melír, melírované vlasy
BrE
/'haɪlaɪts/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪts/

noun - a hairstyle with strips of hair that are lighter than the rest

bodice
bodice - korzet, šněrovačka
BrE
/'bɒdɪs/
AmE
/'bɑ:dɪs/

noun, technical - a separate, often stiffened garment worn to shape or support the torso

gaslight
gaslight - plynová lampa, plynové světlo
BrE
/'gæslaɪt/
AmE
/'gæslaɪt/

noun - a type of lamp powered by gas, used especially in the past

 
antinuclear - protijaderný, protiatomový
BrE
/ˌænti'nju:klɪə/
AmE
/ˌænt̬i'nu:klɪər/

adjective - opposed to the use or development of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy

 
Nessie - Lochneská příšera, Lochneska
BrE
/'nesi/
AmE
/'nesi/

noun - a monster that supposedly lives in the Scottish lake called Loch Ness

 
stub - kontrolní útržek (vstupenky)
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/

noun - the small part of a ticket that is given back to you

 
gear up - připravit se, vybavit se
BrE
/'gɪrʌp/
AmE
/'gɪrʌp/

verb - to prepare to do something, to get the necessary equipment for it

 
oasis - oáza, ostrov, místo (přeneseně)
BrE
/əʊ'eɪsɪs/
AmE
/oʊ'eɪsɪs/

noun - a pleasant and peaceful place, usually in the middle of something unpleasant